Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-17
A mILIrAmY MrsEUn.

"This group Of Union and Confeder-
ate dags symboIixas the new brother |
hood between the North and South"
said Gea. R0denbouah. Secretary Of the |
Military Service Institution. aa be point |
"a TO trophies Of battle Gags arranged |
on either side Of portrait OF Gsn. |
Grant. Under Gen. RodsnbouRh's |
guidance had reached the second door |
Of 9 building on Governors Island /
which haa been set apaFt By the Gov |
eminent for The military maseum form |
ing Under the auspices Of the institu |
lion.
Contributions 20 the museum have al
ready been numerous because, - they |
are subiect TO the order OF the deposi- |
tor, many officers are Of the army, navy |
and marine are utilizing the museum as |
a safe place Of deposit for their souve- |
airs Of service. Il
Among the trophies are several Of
great interest. One is the battle nag Of
the Second Corps, vhieh. according TO
Gan. Hancock, vas his headquarters
dag, and was carried at the head Of tbs
Cores during the Wilderness campaign,
from May until May Is, 1854. when Il
had BECOME so tatEered thst IL vas ne
cessary to procure new hsR. Il vas
borne in battle for the last time 10 the
assault made on the Confederate works
at Spoitsylvanis, May IL. 1861. 4 white
napkin, 15x20. was the FIRST nag OF truce
pending ct Cumberland Gap.
But the object at greatest interest TO
visitors is the stuffed reaaains Of SheF1-
dams famons chArlsT Rienzi, or Win
chester, as he vas rechsislened when be
had carried Sheridan on the famous
ride from Winchester. twenty miles
away" to Cedar Orssk. The remains
we're presented TO the museuu By Gen.
Sheridan wish q t3emorandum, from
which IL appears that the horse vas OF
Black Hawk blood. and vas foaied 81
or near Grand Rapids, Michigan, late
in the fall Of 1889. While the Sseond
Michigan Cavalry was stationed az
| Risnzi, Miss.. In June, lb6zs the ofncers
Of the regiment presented the bofse 70
Sheridan, who vss then their colonel.
He rode this charger 10 nearly all the
enpagements in which be took part.
from Chaplin Hills, Oct 8, 1867, 70 Apo
msssox Court House, April 3, 1860.
The relics in the museum are bY no
means confined to souvenirs Of the Civ
i War. Many of them relate to the
Mexican and Indian Wars. Among
those Of the Mexican War ie gan Of
the so called Evangelist battery. This
gun Is named ''Ssn Lnces;" the other
three eurs Of the battery having been
respectively called "Ssn Mateo, san
Marco" and san Jnan." This Evan
Rslist battery was sent out to preach
tins gospel Of war, but IL vas silenced
by the arguDseHtsHn ad Aomfaem OF toe
United States tEoops In one OF the bat
tlss Of the Mexican War. That var
developed a Custer in Col. Nay OF the
Second Dragons. This Anaehrouiem
IL paraorable Considering Custer 3 fame.
Col, Nav was, however, 90 dsshfng an
officer that II would not bs emiss 70 call
Custer the May Of the Civil War. Oae
Of Nays most brilliant exploits vas the
charge be led 81 Rssaoa de Ia Palma,
when be captufed q Mexican battery
and the Mexican Gen. La Vega, whose
camp bed and spars are In the museum.
| Ia the library Of the Institution tne por'
traits Of the two Cnstsrs" hang close
Together, Both are ehasaeterizea ey
the same dashiug, fearless look. COL
lection Of military aulcRraphs tneindes
the last siroks Of the pen made ~ the
hand Of Gen. Scott.
TheFe are several important naemen-
tossof Casters LAST charge; among them
an excslleut likeness Of the horse Com
| auche," me sole survivor Of the Caster
| uasssere. The horse vas the charger
Of Col. Myies Keoah, Who fell With Gus
ter. Il was fOuHd, With seven bullet
wounds, lyipg beside It's dead master.
Comanohe has been adopted By the Sew
cath Cavalry and exempted from al Ia
hor il sccordancs With an order OF
Breyet MsiOF Gen. Sturais, issued ~
Fort A. Ltncolp, ID. T., April 10. 1873.
On al occasions Of ceremony Conan
che, ssddsed, bridled, drsved In moan
ing. and led By Q m0unted trooper OF
Company L, Is pafaded With the regA-
nent.
Ihe ether merentoes Of the msssa-
ere are 10 TIE Wheeler Indian collection
whioh hss been placed in the museum.
Anocg thess IL q Seventh Cavalry gut
don, which vas recaptafed froG the
Indians In The dRht as Bates Csefk, W..
By First Sergeant James b. Turpin,
Troop L, Fifth Cavalry. Tur2in also
rseaptured 10 the same hght the roster
book OF First Sergeant Brown, WHO fell
IN ire Caster massacre. After bFown'a
gssteg cane the Biography Of the Indian
froa whoEn Il vas Fsospsnred. Another
guidcn, lnst IN the massacre, vas recap
lared AZ Slim Buttes-
In the library. near the portraits OF
Col. May and Gen. Caster, is q sketch c.
A chiid's head made b. tie nov famous
artist, whistler, while cadet 81 west
Point in 1857 and presented by him 20 |
CADET (now Col LA1Rdon-
Among iaslated relies IN the m1asum |
Il . card tabls, portions Of which now
show marks Of tumblers containing the /
- tAA krrTt
Wsshinston 20 Judge BErFieB, 81 1h0se 1
hoase 81 Rocky Hill, New SeFssT. Wash |
inQtou wrote his faxWell address 20 tbe I
srEay. A paak Of Indian pisyfne cards |
% exhibition were captured By Al sil- |
her. Captain Of q company Of IDdiEn |
scouts serving IN AFix1na, who surprised, |
shot, and killed some Indians While /
they wegs rlsying game % monte. |
There are also the fAe made b. Mrs. /
lreety for her husbands Arctic sxpedi- |
ten and urfurlsd By Lieut. lockwood /
a the nearest point to shs N0rta Pole /
rsssAsd BY man, and part Of q shee ap- /
pes. ssEze4 as = rafion 81 Csup Sabine. 4
A Corsan battle aag % yellow serge /
Eith 3 gF0tesqas tiger emoF0tdafsd
sasrsSs 10 coloFa. end which US ths /
standard Of q picked band e. Coraans,
cslled tha Tiger Huatera" SIS cap
taFsd yane 10. 1871, b. Corporal vo9sl,
Osr2pzry d, c. s. sAip osloFzdo. IL an
sssa1ss Eron q Corszn post.
As thsre are also rsl,os a tbs Reyo-
utica, tie Nas Of 1879. and To seoi-
aaIa War, bs-i3ss The so8vsniFa already
msnatonsd. I. viii be seen shaa ths col
lection embraces @ementoee a. sngAes-
ns1ts 10 TsFioas pAFts Of the world b.
shieh thA uuisea States Army and navy
lave Distinguished themssiveA TIE
mrssum Of fbe Military SERVES InAtita-
tSsu appsAIH atranRfY 60 the pAsriosism
Of every AmeEsc4n elttIsn- It's o1Hseg&
beEi1za Gen. Rodeabo1sh, are Asisg
Gsa- Ssheasi6. BEsVst Majoz Gen
Tao.ss IA Fyx ara Last y II Hilix.